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An older write up for an Arden Blue Insignia VXR I did for a member on here.
Process
Process
Car was rinsed with the Kranzle and foamed with Valet pro snow foam
Intricate areas cleaned with detailers brush
Rinsed
Lower halves degreased with a citrus degreaser
Also Tardis applied and removed with Microfibre (Then threw it away)
Wheels with Bilberry at 10:1 and various wheel brushes
Tyres and arches scrubbed with APC
Whole vehicle clayed and Megs LT as lube
Rewashed and dried
Taped up with 3M blue tape
Was a 1 stage correction/enhancement so I used Lime Prime on a finishing pad
Swirly Glass pillars i used menz 3.02
Car was finished with 2 coats of Dodo SN
Plastics dressed with PB natural look dressing
Tyres dressed with Zaino tyre dressing
Wheels sealed with PB wheel sealant
Befores
Some areas missed by valeters at dealership
I have to be honest and say that the exterior didn't look bad from afar but there were areas missed and just made it look like an ameteur job and didn't do this beast any justice.
Apparently the Salesman at the dealership has asked the said valeters to clean the exhausts so they did
This is after the clean up by the valeter
Exhausts cleaned up using the Britemax twins.
After a good clean
Some very minor marks were left at the back of the zorst casing but this is where there is alot of heat build up.
Tardis working into the tar - Quite alot of Tar was present and 2 applications of Tardis per panel was required :-
The car was rolled outside and washed with the 2BM and a wash mitt
The car was then clayed - Only took one picture because it's clay and shows the same all round so here is the clay after 2 Ft square of the roof. 1 and a half clay bars used on the car as it was covered in tree sap and bonded crap. The dealership sits next to a railway track and is industrial which might suggest why the clay was so dirty.
I didn't take too many pictures as time was a problem but you get the idea.
Minor swirls found which although small, affect the appearance
Now gone after machine polishing
Swirly B posts
Sorted and looking as they should
I followed this process across the whole car and tidied up the boot/bumper which usually suffers due to the shopping being dragged over it.
Nice and scratch free
Once i had finished polishing i went around the car and saw that there was a few little issues such as the VXR strip along the door sill. It was covered in adhesive (From when they peeled it off from the factory)
Little things like that get on my nerves, why not remove the glue for a customer?
Before
Sorted
Afters
Had a great couple of days doing this car. Lovely car and great client.
Very nice car and nice to see it go to a cutomer who cares about the way a car should look.
Hope you enjoyed looking.
Regards
Lee
Showshine Detailing and Valeting LTD
07715 358 209
www.showshinevaleting.com
An older write up for an Arden Blue Insignia VXR I did for a member on here.
Process
Process
Car was rinsed with the Kranzle and foamed with Valet pro snow foam
Intricate areas cleaned with detailers brush
Rinsed
Lower halves degreased with a citrus degreaser
Also Tardis applied and removed with Microfibre (Then threw it away)
Wheels with Bilberry at 10:1 and various wheel brushes
Tyres and arches scrubbed with APC
Whole vehicle clayed and Megs LT as lube
Rewashed and dried
Taped up with 3M blue tape
Was a 1 stage correction/enhancement so I used Lime Prime on a finishing pad
Swirly Glass pillars i used menz 3.02
Car was finished with 2 coats of Dodo SN
Plastics dressed with PB natural look dressing
Tyres dressed with Zaino tyre dressing
Wheels sealed with PB wheel sealant
Befores
Some areas missed by valeters at dealership
I have to be honest and say that the exterior didn't look bad from afar but there were areas missed and just made it look like an ameteur job and didn't do this beast any justice.
Apparently the Salesman at the dealership has asked the said valeters to clean the exhausts so they did
This is after the clean up by the valeter
Exhausts cleaned up using the Britemax twins.
After a good clean
Some very minor marks were left at the back of the zorst casing but this is where there is alot of heat build up.
Tardis working into the tar - Quite alot of Tar was present and 2 applications of Tardis per panel was required :-
The car was rolled outside and washed with the 2BM and a wash mitt
The car was then clayed - Only took one picture because it's clay and shows the same all round so here is the clay after 2 Ft square of the roof. 1 and a half clay bars used on the car as it was covered in tree sap and bonded crap. The dealership sits next to a railway track and is industrial which might suggest why the clay was so dirty.
I didn't take too many pictures as time was a problem but you get the idea.
Minor swirls found which although small, affect the appearance
Now gone after machine polishing
Swirly B posts
Sorted and looking as they should
I followed this process across the whole car and tidied up the boot/bumper which usually suffers due to the shopping being dragged over it.
Nice and scratch free
Once i had finished polishing i went around the car and saw that there was a few little issues such as the VXR strip along the door sill. It was covered in adhesive (From when they peeled it off from the factory)
Little things like that get on my nerves, why not remove the glue for a customer?
Before
Sorted
Afters
Had a great couple of days doing this car. Lovely car and great client.
Very nice car and nice to see it go to a cutomer who cares about the way a car should look.
Hope you enjoyed looking.
Regards
Lee
Showshine Detailing and Valeting LTD
07715 358 209
www.showshinevaleting.com
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